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San Francisco
FOGHO
UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISC
VOLLMKX6 MMBKR20
VVKDNKSDAV, APRIL 18, 1990
Minority Clubs Protest ASUSF
BY LYNN RITZMAN
Clubs Protest
Howard's Letter,
Apology in
Question
On March 28, minority students from
the Society of Black Students and Club
Latino came to the weekly ASUSF Senate meeting bearing signs which read,
"Impeach Pat Howard." Howard is
ASUSF President.
According to SBS member Roy Alston,
the groups were present to protest a letter
Howard had written to minority students
last Feb. 7, stating his reasons for appointing Tina Gonzales to the two-week
appointment as the Minority Students
Affairs (MSA) Chair.
In his letter, Howard stated that he
"...figured to generate a bit of controversy within MSA itself by making her
[Gonzales] acting chair."
According to Alston, minority students were angered and confused by
Howard's letter, and demanded an apology, which Howard did not offer.
"We went to the Senate meeting to
more or less make a statement that this
type of action, which may be interpreted
differenUy, can't be dismissed," said
Alston. "Our sole purpose was to demand
an apology from Pat Howard...It wasn't
that we were there to impeach him... [We
wanted to show that] this is nothing to
play with. If we don'l agitate, how can we
gain anything?" said Alston.
According lo Howard, he was never
asked to apologize prior to thc March 28
Senate meeting. "I am not going to apologize for my letter when [a request for an
apology] was nol put forward in the proper
way," said Howard.
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"[As for thc letter] it can be debated all
night long. I tried to jusl put something in
writing to show justification lhat [the
appointment of Gonzales] wasn't just a
blow in the nighl. I strongly feel thai it
was taken oul of context," said Howard.
According to Howard, after the Senate
meeting hc contacted Cindy Hohle-Dun-
can, associate vice president of the Office
of Student Development, and requested
thai a third party speak to thc Senate and
the minority students.
A representative from S.F. City College has separately spoken toeach group.
ASUSF Budget Draft Released
BY JOHN SMITH
The Associated Students has made
public a draft of the 1990-1991 budget
totalling 5646,770. Approximately
$195,305 comes from the $40 student
activity fee and$451,465 from ASUSF
businesses.
The businesses include Crossroads
Coffeehouse and AS Express. Total
revenue and expenses for Crossroads I
and II will be $309,480 compared to
$91,000 in Fiscal Year 1986-1987. This
growth is due to the expansion and increased popularity of Crossroads in recent years under the supervision of
ASUSF Business Manager Denise
Swett, according to Senator Steve Ferry.
Other major budgeted areas include
the Associated Students' Activities and
Programming Board (ASAP), which is
responsible for the majority of student
activitiesoncampus, The College Players, the Foghorn, the Don Yearbook,
and Welcome Week.
Due to success in advertising, the
Foghom is able to pay 87 per cent of its
expenses with advertising revenue. The
Don Yearbook covers 60 per cent of its
expenses with advertising. Both publications are provided free to students.
ASUSF will continue to finance the
Pep Band, USF Voices, and College
Players' Second Stage programs.
"These activities began this year to
encourage interest in the performing
arts," said Ferry.
This draft of the budget was prepared
by the ASUSF Finance committee. The
entire Senate will vote on it at an open
meeting on April 25.
A copy of the draft proposal is available in UC 402.
Jim Lagomarsino is the ASUSF
Treasurer. He is Chairman of the
Finance Committee, which oversees the creation of the ASUSF
budget. ASUSF's businesses grew
by $223,000 in the past 4 years.
Interview
Process Violated
Bylaws for MSA
Chair
On March 27, the Judicial Board
heard "Solorzano vs. ASUSF' in response to a grievance filed by Society
of Black Students (SBS) and Club
Latino last Feb. 23 stating that the
ASUSF Senate had violated its bylaws.
The Judicial Board found for the plaintiff on one point and dismissed the
other two allegations.
Article XI of the Senate bylaws indicates that the interviewing process for
potential AS seats be conducted by the
Interview Committee, which consists
of Vice President Erin O'Neill, Sophomore Class President Donna Tobias,
and Aamir Zahid, Business Representative.
Student Roy Alston, representing
plaintiff Johanna Solorzano, opened the
meeting stating, "We have nothing
personal against anyone involved... what
we do have a problem with is the way
the Senate acted in choosing the [Minority Students Association] chair."
At the hearing O'Neill admitted that
"...at the time we felt that it would be
much more beneficial to both candidates lo have the Senate interview them
[instead of both candidates being interviewed by the Interview Committee,
which is what what the bylaws indicate]."
Thc Judicial Board found lor the
plaintiff on this point, rejecting thc
defendant's argument that thc spirit of
the bylaws was followed, and thus
rendered the election of Tina Gonzales
to the position of MSA Chair invalid.
Alston made two other allegations at
the hearing, both of which were dismissed by the Judicial Board. First, the
plaintiff argued that the Senate appointed the MSA President without
listing the item on an agenda publicly
displayed for at least seven days prior
to the meeting. The Board found enforcement ofthis rule "impractical and
unrealistic."
Alston also argued that lhe MSA
President was appointed without receiving a recommendation from the
Interview Committee. The Board responded saying, "Only permanent
appointments must receive a recommendation from the Interview Committee."
Alston was pleased with lhe outcome.
"The student government sets bylaws
to govern itself," he said. "The ruling
proved that ASUSF should stick to its
bylaws, thai is what they're sel up for."
"We felt that the Senate's election of
the MSA Chair was a fair and open
process," said Jason Kenney, Student
Court Chairperson. "However, we had
to invalidate it solely on technical
grounds."

San Francisco
FOGHO
UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISC
VOLLMKX6 MMBKR20
VVKDNKSDAV, APRIL 18, 1990
Minority Clubs Protest ASUSF
BY LYNN RITZMAN
Clubs Protest
Howard's Letter,
Apology in
Question
On March 28, minority students from
the Society of Black Students and Club
Latino came to the weekly ASUSF Senate meeting bearing signs which read,
"Impeach Pat Howard." Howard is
ASUSF President.
According to SBS member Roy Alston,
the groups were present to protest a letter
Howard had written to minority students
last Feb. 7, stating his reasons for appointing Tina Gonzales to the two-week
appointment as the Minority Students
Affairs (MSA) Chair.
In his letter, Howard stated that he
"...figured to generate a bit of controversy within MSA itself by making her
[Gonzales] acting chair."
According to Alston, minority students were angered and confused by
Howard's letter, and demanded an apology, which Howard did not offer.
"We went to the Senate meeting to
more or less make a statement that this
type of action, which may be interpreted
differenUy, can't be dismissed," said
Alston. "Our sole purpose was to demand
an apology from Pat Howard...It wasn't
that we were there to impeach him... [We
wanted to show that] this is nothing to
play with. If we don'l agitate, how can we
gain anything?" said Alston.
According lo Howard, he was never
asked to apologize prior to thc March 28
Senate meeting. "I am not going to apologize for my letter when [a request for an
apology] was nol put forward in the proper
way," said Howard.
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